Car-truck



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J. A. su G. M. BRILL.-

UAR TRUCK.

Patented June 17, 1890.

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ATTORNEY WJTNESSES.- MM

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN A. BRILL AND GEORGE M. BRILL, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

CAR-TRUCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 430,418, dated June 17, 1890. Application led October 2, 1888. Serial No. 286,957. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be 1t known that we, JOHN A. BRILL and GEORGE MARTINYBRILL, citizens of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Oar Trucks, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention has relation to that form of trucks for street-railway cars which are independent of the car-body and attached thereto, so as to be removable therefrom, as fully set forth and claimed in another pending application iiled June 25, 1888, Serial No. 278,160, which trucks We denominate independent rigid trucks in contradistinction to the pivoted or movable trucks used for railway-cars.

Our present invention has for its primary object to adapt to the independent rigid truck the post form of support or pedestal for the car-axle boxes, and to provide an improved spring-support for the frame suspended from the car-axle boxes; and, further, to secure the sand-boxes to the truck and provide them with actuating devices operated from the platform or body of the car. Our invention accordingly consists of the combinations, constructions, and arrangements of parts as hereinafter described in the specilication, and pointed out in the claims.

Reference being had to the accompanying drawings, Figure l is an elevation of the independent rigid truck with axle-box frame, electric motor, brake mechanism, axle-box posts, and connections therefor, embodying our improvements, said truck being shown as detached from the car orits framing and without the sand-boxes to better show the axlebox posts and their connections. Fig. 2 is an elevation of part of same, partly sectional, drawn to an enlarged scale. Fig. 3 is a like view showing the sand-boxes located on the axle-box frame. Fig. 4 is an elevation showing the truck att-ached to the bottom or frame of the car with sand-box on the axle-box frame, braces or supports between the truck-frame and the lower chords or pedestal connectingbars, and removable braces between said pedestal connecting-bars and the ends of the car, the same being specially adapted for summer or other cars of long length, and Fig. 5 is an elevation of the axle-boxes, showing usual form of equalizing-bar for use therewith.

A represents the independent rigid truckframe, which consists, essentially, of a topframc B, composed of two lon gitudinal sides bb, and end and intermediate cross-bars b b2, respectively, of wood or metal, of any suitable eontiguration in cross-section; but we prefer to make it of flat bar-iron, the parts of which are forged together to make when complete a frame B in one piece.

C O represent the axle-box post form of pedestals, consisting of top plates or castings c, posts c3, and bottom connecting bars or yokes e5. The top plates c are groovcd in their upper sides to form edge iianges c' for embracing the sides b of the top frame B, as more plainly shown in Fig. 2, and have near each end Unthreaded or smooth openings c2 for the posts c3. The upper ends of the posts c3 are reduced in size to form shoulders'c4, which reduced ends are threaded, as shown, and are screwed into threaded openings in the sides b h of frame B. The shoulders of said posts e3 abut against the lower sides of the frame B, and the adjacent smooth parts of the posts pass through the openings c2 in the plates c3 to maintain the top plates in posiiton and to strengthen the screw-connection of the posts with the frame B. If desired, however, the upper ends of posts c3 may be provided with nuts, as indicated at y, Fig. 2. Surrounding the posts o3 are spiral or other springs D, and between the top caps or plates d for the springs and plates c are rubber or other elastic washers CZ', and corresponding washers cl2 are located between the bottom caps or plates d3 for the springs D and the spring-seats fon the axle-boxes F.

The axle-boxes F may be vof any suitable construction and the seats f project from the sides of the boxes in lthe usual manner and have openings therein for the passage of the posts c3, the lower ends ofwhich are connected by bars c5, which may be straight or bowed, as shown, in order to pass below the axle-boxes. Between the axle-box springseats f and bars c5 and surrounding posts c3 are rubber or other elastic washers f. The

ends of the bars ci are connected by braces f2 to the sides l) of the truck-frame B to give IOO the required supports orbraci ng and strength to the lower ends of the posts c3, which ends are provided, if desired, with screw-nuts 6,10- cated below the yokes c5. The axle-box spring-seats f, between the boxes F and the posts c3, have bolt-openings fw, surrounding which are seats or cups f3 for rubber or other springs f4, furnished with top plates or caps f5, and through said caps, springs, and openings pass bolts f6, which secure depending brackets or yokes G to the lower side of the seats f, suitable elastic cushions f7 being inserted between the yokes G and seats f. (See more plainly Fig. 2.)

The yokes G are located below the vaxleboxes and are bifurcated vertically or grooved on their under sides to admit of the passage through their grooves of the yokes or bars c5. To yokes G is secured in any suitable inanner the frame H, which connects all the yokes or axle -boxes together, and upon it are mounted, either wholly or partially, the electric or other motors I, also the track-brushes K, and, if desired, any suitable form of trackbrakes. The sand-boxesL are shown secured to or mounted on the axle-box frame H, but if desired they may be located on the truckframe B in any suitable manner. The sandboxes have a suitable outlet-pipe Z, with valve or cut-oif Z, which has a connection Z2 leading to a platform of the car, by means of which the valve is opened to drop sand upon the track-rails when desired. (See more plainly in Figs. 3 and 4.) By disconnecting the actuating cord or chain Z2 the sand-boxes remain undisturbed on the truck when it is removed from the car.

The brake-shoe beams are mounted upon the frame B, and their actuating mechanism may be constructed and arranged for operation as desired; but we prefer to so construct and arrange the same as shown, and as fully described and claimed in still another application iiled the 2d day of October, 1888, Serial No. 286,940, so that the brake mechanism remains upon the truck and admits of the latter being readily disconnected from the car-body, as fully set forth in said lastnamed application. For summer or long lengths of cars we prefer to use the usual braces N, connecting the ends of the car to the outer ends of the bars c5, the connection between the bars c5 and the braces N being made by means of a bolt-connection n, passing through a lug or lugs n on the bars c5, and an end or block n2 screwed to the adjacent end of the braces N so as to connect said brace-block or end n2 and bar-lugs together to admit of readily disconnecting the braces N from the bars c5 when the truck is to be detached from the car-body. lf desired, however, the form of coupling between braces N and bars c5, described and shown in another pending` application of even date herewith, Serial No. 286,958, may be used.

To afford requisite strength for the sides b of frame B at or near thc transverse middle of the same, V or other suitably shaped bracerods P and pillars or posts p are bolted or secured to the connecting-bars c5, in which case the bars c5 are joined together to form a lower cord for frame B, as plainly indicated in Fig. 4. So too, if desired, the usual form of equaliZin'g-bar T, having spring-supportst on the axle-boxes, may be used in connection with or without the springs D, and these bars T may be located and arranged as desired.

As the novel features of our improvements maybe greatly varied within the spirit of invention, We do not restrict ourselves to the same as shown and described.

Vhat we claim is- 1. The truckA, having axle-box frame H, san d-boxes L, with outlet-pipeson said frame, and devices leading to the car for opening and closing said boxes, substantially as set forth.

2. In a car, the combination, with the caraxle boxes, of a frame-spring supported on said axle-boxes, and sand-boxes on frame having actuating mechanism leading to the car, substantially as set forth.

3. The truck-frame A, composed of top side bars B, flanged plates c, axle-box posts c3, having collars or shoulders adjacent to and larger than their upper ends, bars c5 for connecting the lower ends of said posts c3, and braces f2, connecting bars c5 to the bars B, substantially as set forth.

4. The independent rigid truck A, having axle-box posts c3, top plates c, bars c5 for the lower ends of said posts, and braces f 2, substantially as set forth.

5. The independent rigid truck A, having yframe B, groove-plates c,e1nbracing the sides of said frame, the posts c3, having shoulders near their upper ends,which ends pass through said plates and are secured to frame B, the axle-boxes F, having sprin g-seats f, bars c5,con necting the lower ends of posts c3, and braces f2 between said bars c5 and frame B, substantially as set forth.

6. The combination of axle-boxes F, having spring-seats f for the car-springs D, springsupports on said seats f between said springs D and the boxes F, and a frame H, secured to said supports, substantially as set forth.

7. The combination of axle-boxes F, having spring-seats for sprin gs D, the springsupported bolts f2@ between said boxes and springs D,yokes G, secured to said bolts, and frame H, attached to said yokes, substantially as set forth.

8. The combination of axle-boxes F, having spring-seats f, bolts fw, caps f5 on said bolts, springs f4 between said caps and seats f, yokes G, supported on said bolts, cushions f7 between said yokes and seats f, and frame H on said yokes, substantially as set forth.

9. The combination of axle-boxes F, having spring-seats f, posts c3, bolts f 20, caps f5 on said bolts, springs between said caps f5 and seats f, grooved yokes G, mounted on said bolts fw, yokes or bars c5, connecting the lower IOO IIO

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ends of said posts c3 and passing through the `grooves in said yokes G, and a frame H, mounted on the yokes G, substantially as set forth.

l0. In combination with side bars of frame B, the flanged plates c, having smooth openings near each end, posts c3, having screwthreaded shouldered upper ends passing through said plate-openings and engaging with threaded openings in the side bars of fraine B, and connecting-bars cf for the lower ends of said posts c3, substantially as set forth.

ll. The combination of axle-boxes F, having spring-seats j, posts c3, plates c, springs D on said posts, caps CZ and springs d between plates C and the upper ends of springs D, caps d3 and springs cl2 between seats f and the lower ends of springs D, removable bars JOHN A. BRILL. GEO. MARTIN BRILL.

Witnesses:

S. J. VAN STAvoREN, TH. RANDALL. 

